History
Duela appears in the first issue of Countdown. She abducts a teen celebrity from a nightclub, only to be stopped by Jason Todd. She claims that she comes from an alternate Earth. After escaping, Duela is killed by a Monitor, who states, "This world is not yours. Your presence in it is not tolerated. The penalty is death." When informed of Duela's death, the Joker says he never had a daughter. The Monitor of New Earth suggests that Duela's father is actually an alternate version of the Joker, indicating "She didn't belong [...] making others think she was the Joker's daughter. Which on that world, she most certainly was not." Nightwing, Robin, Donna Troy, Wonder Girl, and Ravager set out to investigate Duela's death, but their inquiries are cut short by one of the Monitors, who diverts their attention elsewhere.
In Countdown Presents The Search for Ray Palmer: Crime Society it is revealed that Earth-3's heroic version of the Joker, the Jokester, is the father of Duela Dent, and that her mother was Evelyn Dent, Three-Face (the Earth-3 version of Two-Face). She was raised by Three-Face and her stepfather, the Earth-3 Riddler, and together the three formed the Riddler Family. When she was finally introduced to her birth father, she dropped cryptic hints implying that she or her consciousness shifts unknowingly from Earth to Earth, which is the source of her parental confusion. When the Jokester joined the Riddler Family, Duela revealed that she had been in a relationship with Talon, Owlman's teenaged sidekick. The Jokester renounced her as his daughter and Duela left with Talon moments before the Crime Society stormed their apartment. The Riddler was killed by Ultraman and Three-Face's arm was torn off by Superwoman; the Jokester managed to flee until he is later tracked down and killed by Solomon, the Monitor who killed Duela.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Duela possessed no innate powers
Abilities
Duela had above-average agility
Paraphernalia
Weapons
Employed a variety of comically-themed weapons
Trivia
- Her name is a pun off of Duel, refering to Harvey Dent's split personality as Two-Face.
Related
- 50 Appearances of Duela Dent (Earth-3)
- 16 Images featuring Duela Dent (Earth-3)
- 2 Quotations by or about Duela Dent (Earth-3)
- Character Gallery: Duela Dent (Earth-3)
External Links
- "THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE JOKER JEZEBEL" The Great "Forgotten" DC Comics Character of the 1970s: The Joker's Daughter (Part One) at Unca Cheeks the Toy Wonder's Silver Age Comics Web Site!
- Titans' Tower Duela Dent Biography
Footnotes